Yaki Udon With Beef Food

YAKI UDON (STIR-FRIED UDON NOODLES)

Steps:

• Add all the Flavouring Sauce ingredients into a measuring cup or a small bowl and mix well. Set aside until required.
• Transfer the udon noodles to a sieve and untangle noodles quickly under running water. Drain.
• Heat oil and sesame oil in a wok or a large frying pan over medium high heat.
• If making Pork Yaki Udon, add the pork slices to the frying pan and sauté until the pork is almost cooked through (less than a minute if very thin, about 1-2 minutes if thicker).
• If making Prawn Yaki Udon, add the prawns to the frying pan and sauté until the prawns curl up to form a 'C' shape and the surface starts browning a little bit (about a minute). Put the prawns aside on a plate. Add a bit more ooil to the frying pan if too dry.
• Add the carrots to the frying pan and stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the cabbage and the mushrooms. Stir-fry for about 1 minute until the cabbage is half cooked, then add the shallots.
• After mixing the shallots with the meat and vegetables, add the noodles and prawns, including the juice (if making Prawn Yaki Udon). Stir-fry, mixing all the ingredients well until some noodles start browning a little bit.
• Add the Flavouring Sauce mixture and mix quickly to ensure that all the noodles are coated with the sauce and the sauce has almost evaporated. Turn the heat off.
• Transfer the noodles onto serving plates, pile it into a mound, and topped with bonito flakes. Put the benishōga on the top or the side of the noodles, if using.
• Serve immediately.

YAKI UDON

Steps:

• Boil some water in a large saucepan. Add 250ml cold water and the udon noodles. (As they are so thick, adding cold water helps them to cook a little bit slower so the middle cooks through). If using frozen or fresh noodles, cook for 2 mins or until al dente; dried will take longer, about 5-6 mins. Drain and leave in the colander.
• Heat 1 tbsp of the oil, add the onion and cabbage and sauté for 5 mins until softened. Add the mushrooms and some spring onions, and sauté for 1 more min. Pour in the remaining sesame oil and the noodles. If using cold noodles, let them heat through before adding the ingredients for the sauce - otherwise tip in straight away and keep stir-frying until sticky and piping hot. Sprinkle with the remaining spring onions.

STIR-FRY BEEF UDON NOODLES (YAKIUDON)

Steps:

• Add udon noodles to a pot of boiling water, and let it separate by themselves (do not stir and try to break apart), about 3 minutes. Drain and rinse well with cold water in a colander. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a wok or skillet over high heat, add beef and stir fry until the meat is no longer pink. Transfer to a plate.
• Add napa cabbage and bean sprouts until the vegetables are cooked to crisp-tender.
• Add udon noodles, scallions, and the rest of the seasonings, and mix well.
• Return cooked beef to the pan to heat through before serving.

UDON-BEEF NOODLE BOWL

Steps:

• Cook noodles per package directions; drain.
• Add garlic, pepper, and broth to a large saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Lower heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
• Combine soy sauce, sake, and honey in a small bowl; stir with a whisk.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over med-high heat.
• Add in mushrooms and carrots, stir/saute 2 minutes.
• Stir in soy sauce mixture; cook 2 minutes stirring constantly.
• Add vegetable mixture to broth mixture; stir in beef.
• Cook 2 minutes or until beef loses its pink color.
• Stir in noodles, green onions, and spinach.
• Serve immediately.

YAKI UDON RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut the meat to bite size, preferably into thin slices. Mix with 1/2 tsp of salt. Marinate for 30 minutes.
• Soak the dry Shiitake mushrooms until fully hydrated.
• Cut the capsicum into strips, mushrooms into quarters, carrot into matchsticks, onion into thin slices and cabbage into roughly into one-inch square pieces.
• Mix all the ingredients in (B). Set aside.
• Heat the vegetable oil in the wok, saute the garlic over low heat.
• Put the chicken slices and stir fry until it cooks. Dish out.
• Add the onion and use medium heat to saute until it turns aromatic and soft.
• Add the cabbage and carrots. Continue stir-frying until the cabbage starts to wilt.
• Put back the chicken into the wok.
• Add the mushrooms and udon. Loosen the noodles and mix well with the vegetables.
• Add the seasoning B. Add the capsicum. Mix well.
• Stir fry over high heat to generate the wok aroma for a short while, about half a minute.
• Add some ground black pepper and sesame oil, mix and dish out.
• Garnish with chopped scallions and topped with katsuobushi.

VEGGIE YAKI UDON

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan or wok over a high heat. Add the onion and fry for 5 mins. Stir in the mangetout, corn, pak choi and spring onions and cook for 5 mins more. Add the garlic, curry powder and soy sauce, and cook for another minute.
• Add the udon noodles along with the ginger and reserved brine, and stir in 2-3 tbsp hot water until the noodles are heated through. Divide between bowls and serve.